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Not My Prince by L.V. Chase


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Thin Skin: A High School Bully Romance


Indi Bluehart - 2019
    He'd been popular. Liked by all. His death had struck everyone because no one had ever been able to figure out what had happened to him.But I moved here amid the chaos as the new girl. No one wanted me there and they wanted to make sure I knew just how badly I wasn't wanted.As for him, the worst of them all, there didn't seem to be a line he wouldn't cross. I wanted to hate him because it would have made things so much easier.The only thing I had to do was to survive my senior year and then I could say goodbye to Vestamont High and goodbye to Spring Meadow forever.Nine months... how hard could that be?Turned out at Vestamont High, it was going to be a lot harder than I could have ever imagined.***THIN SKIN is the first book in the episodic Vestamont High novella series which is inspired by shows like Riverdale and Pretty Little Liars. There will be mystery, lies, bad boys, bullies, and girls that will do whatever it takes to be on top. Please note there are several heroes but this series is not a reverse harem. In the end, there can and will only be one. This book contains adult language and adult situations. It is intended for readers eighteen and up.***

Playing with the Enemy


Madison Wright - 2019
    Tall, Dark and Douchey is causing me all kinds of problems... Working 3 jobs while at college and struggling to maintain my GPA, I crashed pretty hard. The result. I’m being punished and I have to share a room with the biggest name and hearth-throb on campus. The trouble: • He’s the burning hot, bad-boy superstar of the football team • Biggest sports star on campus and even bigger jerk • Sexy as hell My only problem, I’m a SUCKER for a bad boy and damn if his dominant attitude isn’t skin tingling. And now he sleeps on a bed only a few feet from mine! One game day with him and my life changes forever. Will I be able to make it through this semester with my GPA and dignity intact?…

Mountain Man Crush


Chloe Morgan - 2019
     My older brother’s best friend. The hottest guy from my youth. The one that kept me awake at night. And still does. I wanted him to notice me so badly, but he never did. And now I’m grown and have kick-ass curves. A trip up the mountains brings me face to face with him again. Nothing has changed except me. And my increased desire for this rugged, heartbroken man. He’s been my crush all my life, but we’re about to be far more. This time, I’m not giving up or giving in. Not until he’s all mine.

Reckless Billionaire: A Contemporary Romance Box Set


Kelli Walker - 2019
    (Off-Limits Billionaire) Each standalone novel is 60,000+ words and all with the HEA you crave.

Do You Dare?


Lylah James - 2019
    Reckless bad boy. Infamous playboy. My nemesis. And now my best friend.I know he’ll never leave me hanging. He knows I'll never refuse a dare. Everywhere we go we turn heads, but it’s not like that.Until it is.For one of us, anyway.I've always known he would be my downfall. But I trusted him to catch me.He proved me wrong.Maddox has gone too far, and I don’t know if I want to rein him in or push us further into dangerous territory.He tells me those three little words that I crave. Three little words I want from no one else.𝑰 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖Except this time, it's no simple dare. This could burn us to the ground."𝑰 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒊𝒎."

If You Only Knew


Chelsii Klein - 2021
    But all I can feel now...is nothing. Numb.When a handsome stranger shows up at my door it's almost enough to make my heart stutter, like it had long ago.

Wicked Saint


Veronica Eden - 2020
    After one kiss, the king of the school hunts me down like I’m a conquest to win. He’ll have to fight harder than that, because I’m no one’s trophy.They all want a piece of me, but I will not bend or break for them.LUCASNo one refuses the king.One case of mistaken identity and a hasty kiss turned my world upside down.The new girl refused me. Not only that, she threw down the gauntlet. That won’t stand. No one ever says no to me. This school is mine and she’ll learn her place as a loyal follower or her life is going up in flames.I’ll make her say yes. She’ll be screaming it before I’m finished breaking her.Warning: Wicked saint is a dark new adult high school bully romance intended for readers 18+. This book is part of a series but can be enjoyed as a standalone. This mature new adult romance contains dubious situations and intense sexual/violent content that some readers might find triggering or offensive. Please proceed with caution.

CRUEL


Chloe Fischer - 2019
    Control is an illusion, a deceitful bitch. When I see Ellie’s innocent face in the hallways at school, it makes me want to…torment her. Her upturned nose defies me. She’s the only one who dares. What is it about her that makes me want to own her. Control her. Bend her to my will. But she’s keeping a secret that can destroy me. Destroy both of us. Unless I can get to her in time…

Savage Saint


Aria Cole - 2021
    All I can do is watch her teaching kids to skate in the park, growing lonelier and lonelier every day as I hopelessly dream that we could one day have a family together.Until she needs me.When I see four masked men trying to bundle her into a van, the curtain comes down. Suddenly, a savage side of me that I never knew existed is in full control. I’ll kill for her, die for her, be whatever she needs and claim her as my prize.Amara is under my protection now, and they’ll have to go through me if they want to take her away.

The Hawthorne Brothers: A Complete Billionaire Romance Collection


Ashlee Price - 2021
    

Do What I Say


Kai Juniper - 2020
    Scared her. Humiliated her.Because I wanted to.Because I could.Ella Quinn had what I always wanted.And I hated her for that.Still do.Now she’s got something else I want.Something I need.Without it I’ll never escape the hell I’m living in.But Ella won’t back down.She won’t give in to my demands.She no longer fears me.That’s about to change.If she won’t give me what I want, I’ll take it.At least that was the plan, until it all fell apart.

Wicked Lies


M.V. Kasi
    Her new client is the darkly handsome stranger she had met before in a club under scandalous circumstances.Sparks fly and awareness buzzes, but she resists the strong attraction towards the brooding billionaire. And when she finally decides to give in, she shockingly discovers that the man she is falling for has spun a passionate web of wicked lies she is unable to escape...Bhargav Varma is known for his icy control and meticulous planning, especially when it comes to destroying his enemies. But a chance encounter with a beautiful woman changes it all.Although his plans to avenge a past family betrayal weren't supposed to include the beautiful architect he deliberately hired, he is determined to claim the woman who vows to hate him and fight him with a burning passion...Wicked Lies is a standalone contemporary romance.

Damaged & Deadly: A World of Chaos Standalone


Samantha Bee - 2021
    Abused. Forgotten. Thrown away. The endless cycle of pain and abandonment that I’ve been living in. Somehow, I never let it break me. Until I met him. His games, his lies, his punishments. They twisted and molded me to fit his desires. He was breaking me down. Leaving this world of misery behind no longer sounded so bad. I had only ever known pain anyways. Until I was saved. Now, I have a new life. New friends. Maybe even a new family. I found a purpose and people who are willing to help me fight back for the first time ever. But everything comes at a price. War is on the horizon and I’m caught right in the middle of it. This time, I have something I’ve never had before, people I want to help protect. I can’t deny my damage. I’ll never be the same again. So this time, I’ll turn my scars into ammunition. This time, I’ll tear down the very ones who hurt me. They call it war. I call it revenge. Because this time?I’m going to be the one that’s deadly.Damaged & Deadly is A World of Chaos standalone. It is a full-length dark romance that can be read on its own.

Breaking Tessa: A College Sport Romance (Tessa and Jordan Book 1)


T. Christensen - 2020
    

Secret Bay High Bully


Blair Young - 2019
    Now it’s payback time… My name is Sutton and my parents just died. Now, as I struggle to deal with my grief, I’ve been sent to live with a one of my parents’ oldest friends, a woman named Susan. Susan and I have never met before, she’s a total stranger. But my parents must have trusted her… it was their last wish that she take care of me in case anything happened. But when I get to Susan’s house, surprise surprise…Susan doesn’t live alone. Guess who else is there? My middle school crush, a total jerk named Damon. Damon used to be the class bully, and he made my life a living hell. He’s taller now. And Check out those muscles… Plus he has a a sleeve of tattoos, which is kind of my thing. No two ways about it… He’s hot. Like, scorching. But hot or not, there’s no way I’ll ever to forget what he did to me. And if it takes a little innocent flirting to make Damon squirm… Game on. Dive into a Young Adult / New Adult Romance filled with snarky humor, youthful passion, and teen angst. For Sutton and Damon, romance is the sweetest revenge of all…